Looking at Barry's collection, his utility definition is probably very different to someone buying one scope (whether constrained by portability, available space, or money to spend on scopes). There are alway's 'outliers' whose view of the rational utility decision is going to be very different, and likely to only make sense to others in that same situation.
I think I have achieved what I was seeking when I started this thread, and that to gather the views of many to inform my decision through your experiences.
Clearly, I am price sensitive when it comes to scopes, and I really appreciate the knowledge shared about the sweet spot in terms of dob size. With the arrival later this year of new production dob scopes in the 18-20" range from GSO and others, this is going to potentially alter my views on the size/performance/managability/price sweet spot.
Last edited by glend; 31-01-2014 at 05:35 PM.
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